Fairburn’s newest business on Ga. Highway 74 is expected to open this weekend. Animal Medical Clinic of Fairburn is located just north of the Fayette County line near Black Jack Motorcycles.

On July 28, 16 high school senior girls from around the state will gather in Newnan to compete for the title of Georgia’s Junior Miss at the program’s 50th Annual State Finals. Georgia’s Junior Miss is part of a nationwide endeavor to honor and reward the country's outstanding young woman for their accomplishments and is an official preliminary of the America’s Junior Miss scholarship program. Junior Miss emphasizes excellence in five categories of competition: scholastics, talent, interview, fitness and self-expression.

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The Tyrone Town Council will discuss this conceptual site plan for Shamrock Park at its July 5 meeting. This site plan was completed by resident Brian Hendry who donated his services to the town. Photo/Special.

Several Fayette residents spent an enjoyable Saturday night at the Black and Red Ball at the White Water Country Club.

Tyrone’s $6.1 million budget will have to wait until June 27 for its final approval.

The budget was set to be approved next Thursday, but Town Manager Barry Amos said the meeting had to be cancelled due to a lack of a quorum.

Expansion plans for CSX Intermodal got the go ahead June 11 when Fairburn City Council approved the conceptual site plan for the phase two development that will add another 700 parking spaces for trucks, add two sets of railroad tracks and double the amount of truck traffic into the McLarin facility. Current and future traffic directly affects all traffic traveling along Ga. Highway 74 near I-85.

Nine cub scouts and their families from Pack 373 sponsored by St.

Tyrone’s biggest budget in its history drew nary a peep from any of the citizens at Thursday night’s Town Council meeting.

A proposal to develop a two-acre site in the Sycamore Grove commercial area on Tyrone-Palmetto Road ran into a zoning snag at the May 31 meeting of Tyrone Planning Commission. This time, the snag belongs to the town. And in the end the proposal was tabled until a legal decision can be obtained.

It was only 25 feet, but that was too much for Tyrone Planning Commission. A variance request May 31 to reduce setbacks on corner lots in the new John Wieland Rivercrest subdivision on Ga. Highway 74 failed by a 3-1 vote.

Long-time clinical social worker and South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force Chairman Connie Biemiller announced Thursday her intention to run for Georgia’s 66th District seat in the House of Representatives currently occupied by Rep. Virgil Fludd.

As much as anything, Biemiller’s decision to seek political office came after nearly a year as task force chairman. She founded the organization in response to what came to be hundreds of illnesses reported last spring and summer in both counties after residents breathed chemicals they first believed were harmless wild onions. The task force grew quickly, encompassing large areas of north and central Fayette County and the Fife and Oakley areas of south Fulton and some portions of Fairburn and Union City.

Big boxes beware. A unanimous recommendation Thursday by Tyrone Planning Commission would set the maximum size of retail buildings at 30,000 square feet. The recommendation came after a public hearing on an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance that would limit the size of retail commercial buildings.

Another portion of the Olde Towne Tyrone development met with approval by the planning commission Thursday with a unanimous vote on the preliminary site plan for Lot 9, site of a 14,858 square-foot commercial building located along Tyrone-Palmetto Road near Swanson Road.

Big boxes beware. A unanimous recommendation Thursday by Tyrone Planning Commission would set the maximum size of retail buildings at 30,000 square feet.

Another portion of the Olde Towne Tyrone development met with approval by the planning commission Thursday with a unanimous vote on the preliminary site plan for Lot 9, site of a 14,858 square-foot commercial building located along Tyrone-Palmetto Road near Swanson Road.

For the first time in its history, the town of Tyrone will consider a $6 million budget in June.
Town Manager Barry Amos said the first public hearing on the budget is June 7 and will not require a millage rate hike. But the town will not be able to rollback the rate, which is a fate many other local governments are also facing.

Tyrone Police are looking for one or more persons responsible for two May 17 burglaries in Southhampton subdivision off Ga. Highway 74.

Three Sandy Creek High graduating seniors are among the elite few nationwide receiving full Air Force ROTC scholarships.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is challenging local cyclists to “take the ride of your life” by participating in the 2007 Tour de Cure, an annual cycling event that raises funds for diabetes this Sunday at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone.

After months of discussion and debate, Tyrone’s comprehensive plan will be sent to state officials for approval.

But the decision to transmit the plan was not without debate, as town planner Jonathan Lewis came under fire during Thursday night’s Town Council meeting.

Fayetteville resident Christie Edmondson, 37, got a $300 Million Gold Rush scratch ticket recently from her father, scratched it off, and blacked out for a few seconds. That's because the ticket announced she was a winner of a million dollars.

The Flat Rock Middle Band is one of the most decorated in their district.

After more than a year of work and study, Tyrone’s Town Council will vote next week on the town’s comprehensive plan.

It was quite an affair Wednesday as city, county and state elected officials, town employees, library staff and builders celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Tyrone Library.

Folks from Tyrone and surrounding communities are banning together to help one of their own. Their efforts are resulting in a home under construction for Tyrone resident Susan Parrott.

It is not like any other grand opening in modern history, not when Chick-fil-A is involved. The crowd came in droves for the First 100 Fans festivities that made up the pre-Grand Opening festivities at the restaurant chain’s newest location on Ga. Highway 74 in Fairburn.

Tyrone Planning Commission April 26 gave its approval of the site plans for three lots in the Market Hill commercial development at Dogwood Trail and Ga. Highway 74 contingent on the builder’s compliance with a 2003 ordinance referencing vehicular access to the property.

Palmetto is looking for a big celebration at the May 19 Founder’s Day Festival. The day-long event kicks off at 10 a.m. with the parade on Main Street, followed by a flurry of activities at Veterans Park on Park Street.

The Historic Freight Depot in downtown Fairburn is set to begin the fresh produce season with the opening of the Farmer’s Market next week. The market will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon from May 12 through Oct. 28.

In observance of World Asthma Day the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness along with its partners, ZAP Asthma, Health Education Awareness and Research on Tobacco Coalition and the Georgia Department of Human Resources will introduce “TEACH,” a new asthma initiative to reduce asthma in Atlanta-Fulton County schools, homes and neighborhoods. The mission of the initiative is to raise public awareness about the disease while helpingto reduce the rate of children who suffer as a result of asthma related complications.